Ministers ‘oblivious’ to UK’s scale of violence against women and girls, say MPs
Refuges turn down 65% of requests for support, says parliamentary committee calling for better monitoringMinisters appear to be “oblivious” to the true scale of harm caused by violence against women and girls and must do more to “reverse the worrying rise in misogyny”, MPs have said.Parliament’s cross-party public accounts committee heard evidence that women’s refuges were being forced to turn down 65% of requests for support amid soaring cases, while other dedicated services operating in communities were able to help only about half of those who requested it. Continue reading...
Refuges turn down 65% of requests for support, says parliamentary committee calling for better monitoring
Ministers appear to be “oblivious” to the true scale of harm caused by violence against women and girls and must do more to “reverse the worrying rise in misogyny”, MPs have said.
Parliament’s cross-party public accounts committee heard evidence that women’s refuges were being forced to turn down 65% of requests for support amid soaring cases, while other dedicated services operating in communities were able to help only about half of those who requested it. Continue reading...
